Lipid nanoparticles as oral vehicles of immunotherapy
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Publication Date
- 2022-10-27
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Abstract
Description
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a § 371 U.S. National Entry Application of PCT / US2020 / 026574, filed Apr. 3, 2020, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 828,743, filed on Apr. 3, 2019 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 858,775, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST
[0002] This invention was made with government support under grant HL127355 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Autoimmune diseases are pathologies caused by the erroneous attack of a patient immune system against an organ or tissues of the own body. Autoimmune diseases are often treated with immunosuppressants that weaken the entire immune system, leaving patients vulnerable to infection. An ideal autoimmune therapy establishes immune tolerance t...